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Date: 1956-10-17
Keywords: Civil Defense with Orson Welles; Orson Welles; OTR

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Reviewer: mlpollock - - October 8, 2009
Subject: Civil Defense with Orson Welles
Who better to do this than Orson Welles?

Reviewer: Jane Orient, MD - - November 22, 2006
Subject: A wake-up call
The world situation is different since the End of the Cold War, but the nuclear threat has proliferated. A terrorist attack would be more survivable than an all-out Soviet first strike, but Americans are even less prepared and more apathetic. Also, the government has destroyed the rudimentary civil defense that we had at the time of this program. Some rudimentary knowledge could still save millions, but Americans will have to take some initiative to inform themselves about "duck and cover," expedient shelter in place, and homemakeable radiation instruments. Besides providing life-saving motivation, this is great radio! If you're following Jericho, you won't want to miss this.

Reviewer: Stephen C. Jones - - November 21, 2006
Subject: History as prologue, "Tomorrow" could be today.
Excellent insight as to why we do not have civil defense today in an era of nuclear terrorism. This broadcast demonstrates the resistance of the public to a national civil defense, not the negligence of the government in providing one.
Good entertainment for boomers who still remember duck and cover drills.
Prophetic in many ways. Interesting that the author, Phillip Wylie, says the nation has had "10" years to prepare and done basically nothing. Since this broadcast the nation has had 50 more years to prepare and still done nothing. It's not too late.